Dr (Mrs) Ofosua Adi-Dako

Titles - PhD, M.Pharm, B.Pharm(Hons)

Address - Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, School Of Pharmacy, University of Ghana, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana

Telephone Number(s) - +233-307-003-506

Education (include fellowships, residencies etc)

• Bachelor of Pharmacy (B. Pharm (Hons)Kwame Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (1992)

• M.Pharm (Pharmaceutics) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2006)

• PhD (Pharmaceutics) Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana (2017)

• University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar 2013

• USHEPiA Fellow, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 2015

• Post-Doc Fellow University of South Florida, USA, 2019

Board Certifications

• Registered Pharmacist, Pharmacy Council, Ghana

Research Interests

My research interests focus on Pharmaceutical formulation design and development, Drug delivery systems, Pharmaceutical Technology, Nanotechnology , Nutraceuticals, and Natural Product Research.

Current projects

1.An evaluation of pectin-nanocomposites as carriers in the treatment of osteoarthritis and its implications for the chronodelivery of diclofenac

2. Pharmacokinetic evaluation of pectin based oral multiparticulate matrix system of Carbamazepine in the treatment of epilepsy

3.Complementary use of Nutraceuticals as drug delivery systems to augment treatment of chronic diseases

Selected Publications

1. Adi-Dako, O., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Frimpong Manso, S., Boakye-Gyasi, M. E., Sasu, C., & Pobee, M. (2016). Physicochemical and antimicrobial properties of cocoa pod husk pectin intended as a versatile pharmaceutical excipient and nutraceutical. Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2016.

2. Adi-Dako, O., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Boakye-Gyasi, M. E., Oppong Bekoe, S., & Okyem, S. (2017). In Vitro Evaluation of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin as a Carrier for Chronodelivery of Hydrocortisone Intended for Adrenal Insufficiency. Journal of Drug Delivery, 2017.

3. Adi-Dako, O., 2019. The Effects of Preconceptional Nutraceuticals Intake on Foetus Development and Health. In Nutraceuticals for Prenatal, Maternal, and Offspring’s Nutritional Health (pp. 21-38). CRC Press.

4. Osei-Asare, C., Oppong, E. E., Apenteng, J. A., Adi-Dako, O., Kumadoh, D., Akosua, A. A., & Ohemeng, K. A. (2020). Managing Vibrio cholerae with a local beverage: preparation of an affordable ethanol-based hand sanitizer. Heliyon, 6(1), e03105.

5. Adi-Dako, O., Kumadoh, D., Egbi, G., Okyem, S., Addo, P. Y., Nyarko, A., ... & Adase, E. Strategies for Formulation of Effervescent Granules of an Herbal Product for the Management of Typhoid Fever. Available at SSRN 3886318.

6. Owusu, F. W., Asare, C. O., Enstie, P., Adi-Dako, O., Yeboah, G. N., Kumadoh, D., ... & Karen, M. (2021). Formulation and In Vitro Evaluation of Oral Capsules and Suspension from the Ethanolic Extract of Cola nitida Seeds for the Treatment of Diarrhea. BioMed Research International, 2021.

7.  Oppong, E. E., Kuntworbe, N., Osei, Y. A., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Adi-Dako, O., & Obese, E. (2021). Physicochemical characterisation of Piptadeniastrum africana (Hook. F.) gum, a potential pharmaceutical excipient. Scientific African, e00925.

8. Amponsah, S. K., Yeboah, S., Kukuia, K. K. E., N’guessan, B. B., & Adi-Dako, O. (2021). A Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of a Pectin-Based Oral Multiparticulate Matrix Carrier of Carbamazepine. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2021..

9. Kumadoh, D., Kwakye, K. O., Kuntworbe, N., Adi-Dako, O., & Appenahier, J. A. (2020). Determination of shelf life of four herbal medicinal products using high-performance liquid chromatography analyses of markers and the Systat Sigmaplot software. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, 10(06), 072-080.

10. Adi-Dako, O., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Kukuia, K. K. E., Asiedu-Larbi, J., Nyarko, A. K., Kumadoh, D., & Frimpong, G. (2018). Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin Intended as a Pharmaceutical Excipient Has No Adverse Effects on Haematological Parameters in Sprague Dawley Rats. Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2018.

11. Frimpong, G., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Kuntworbe, N., Buabeng, K. O., Osei, Y. A., Boakye-Gyasi, M. E., & Adi-Dako, O. (2018). Quality Assessment of Some Essential Children’s Medicines Sold in Licensed Outlets in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2018.

12. Adi-Dako, O., Oppong Bekoe, S., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Appiah, E., & Peprah, P. (2017). Novel HPLC analysis of hydrocortisone in conventional and controlled-release pharmaceutical preparations. Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2017

13. Adi-Dako O, Ofori-Kwakye K, Kukuia KKE, Asiedu-Larbi J, Nyarko A, Kumadoh D, Osei-Asare C (2018) Subchronic toxicity studies of cocoa pod husk pectin intended as a pharmaceutical excipient in Sprague Dawley rats. J Pharm Pharmacogn Res 6(4): 271–284.

14. Adi-Dako, O., Ofori-Kwakye, K., Amponsah S. K, Boamah I., Kuntworbe N., Eshun Oppong E., (2018).. Potential of Cocoa Pod Husk Pectin-Based Modified Release Capsules as a Carrier for Chronodelivery of Hydrocortisone in Sprague-Dawley Rats,” Journal of Drug Delivery.

15. Adi-Dako, O., Kumadoh, D., Oppong, E. E., Asare, C. O., & Archer, M. A. (2021). Pulmonary Drug Delivery: The Role of Polymeric Nanoparticles. Handbook of Lung Targeted Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Trends and Clinical Evidences, 181

16. Kumadoh, D., Adi-Dako, O., Osei, Y. A., & Archer, M. A. (2021). Recent Trends in Applications of Nano-Drug Delivery Systems. Handbook of Lung Targeted Drug Delivery Systems: Recent Trends and Clinical Evidences, 8, 225.

17. Nettey, H., Allotey-Babington, G. L., Debrah, P., Adi-Dako, O., Shaick, M., Kintoh, I.,& Holison, M. (2014). The Quality and in vitro Efficacy of Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid Formulations in the Central Region of Ghana. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 5(01), 49.

18. Allotey-Babington, G. L., Nettey, H., Debrah, P., Adi-Dako, O., Sasu, C., Antwi, A., & Asare, J. (2014). Screening of Several Anti-Infectives for In Vitro Activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis. Advances in Microbiology, 4(16), 1197.)

19. Adi-Dako O, Sackeyfio A C, Debrah P, Allotey-Babington G L, 2014, Scientific Formulation of Herbal Medicine, In Sackeyfio A C, Nyarko A, Amoateng P (eds), Development and use of Quality Medicines in Ghana, S, Digibooks, Tema, Ghana, 15-31.

20. Allotey-Babington L, Nettey H, Adi-Dako O, 2014, Pharmacotherapy at the extremes of life, In Sackeyfio A C, Nyarko A, Amoateng P (eds), Development and use of Quality Medicines in Ghana, Digibooks , Tema, Ghana, 69-76.

21. Debrah P, Nettey H, Hinneh J A, Adi-Dako O, 2014, A Cursory look at resistance to antimicrobial agents in Sub-Saharan Africa, In  Sackeyfio A C,  Nyarko A, Amoateng P,(eds), Development and use of Quality Medicines in Ghana, Digibooks, Tema, 77-88.